careful not to insult his mother
October 1, 2008
even unknowingly. . . . there was a boy in high school who I really liked and we spent a lot of time together. this was often at his house. his mom was awesome. i remember one day where she was showing me a houseplant with beautiful, fragrant flowers on it and my attitude was ‘meh.’ well she started in on me – ‘do you know how hard it is to get a gardenia to flower, indoors, in upstate new york?’
i will never forget that moment – mortified that i had insulted his mother.
i dearly love and appreciate gardenias to this day.
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